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Summary

It's been a year since rage over Michael Brown's murder catalyzed an anti-racist and anti-police rebellion that spread from Ferguson around the country. How can anarchists interpret the trajectory of the struggles against white supremacy that have unfolded over the last year? In Episode 40, we discuss the current state of police violence and both institutional and autonomous white supremacy, alongside an analysis of how anti-racist and anti-police resistance developed from Ferguson to Baltimore to South Carolina. A listener weighs in on the risks of militarism, from the Iron Column in the Spanish Civil War to the militias in Rojava today. Comrades from Korea share updates on state repression and issue an exciting call for international solidarity, and Clara and Alanis discuss the politics of the term ''terrorism'' and how to undertake assertive resistance to state repression without resorting to sports metaphors. {September 3, 2015}

Notes and Links

We based our discussion of US struggles against white supremacy over the last year on the CrimethInc. blog feature “Next Time It Explodes”, which includes a timeline of the Baltimore uprising and other links and info.

Don’t miss the exciting call to action from comrades in Korea in this episode! From their call: “Make your actions known directly or send us a report about them. You could also send us creative material such as songs, pictures, drawings, or video, to 3.1manse[at]riseup[dot]net. We will compile and distribute these ourselves.”

We mentioned the article on a corporate infiltrator into an animal rights group in a California anti-SeaWorld campaign in our last episode, but the link was broken. There’s the proper link – sorry! It’s a useful read for activists interested in understanding how to research and out potential infiltrators.

We sourced our coverage of goings on around the one year anniversary of the Ferguson rebellions from “It’s Going Down,” a newer anarchist news website. Check it out!

Here’s a link to the latest Avalanche where you can find the article which chronicles the hunger strike in the Greek prisons that took place earlier this summer, which a huge response of solidarity from all over the world. The article begins on page 28.

About CrimethInc.

CrimethInc. is a rebel alliance—a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action—a breakout from the prisons of our age. We strive to reinvent our lives and our world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid.

We believe that you should be free to dispose of your limitless potential on your own terms: that no government, market, or ideology should be able to dictate what your life can be. If you agree, let’s do something about it.